Full-time Principal Business Development Manager, AWS Private Equity, Amazon

Would you like to own managing relationships with the Private Equity (PE)

community, and influencing decision making towards utilizing Amazon Web Services

as the basis for their portfolio companies’ infrastructure? Do you have the

business savvy, the technical insight, and the background necessary to mesh with

the PE ecosystem and to help further establish Amazon as the leader in the cloud

computing space?

As a business development manager within AWS, you will have the exciting

opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build mind share and

broad use of Amazon’s cloud computing platform within the PE firms and their

portfolio companies. Your responsibilities will include identifying appropriate

PE’s to target, driving the necessary business, strategic and technical

relationships with the PE and their portfolio companies to establish new

business in those accounts, and working closely with the AWS sales team to drive

the day-to-day interactions with the portfolio companies in order to build

long-term business opportunity. You’ll also work closely with AWS strategic

corporate development, business development, product management, partner and

marketing teams on strategic initiatives that tie in to the PE community.

The ideal candidate will possess both a business background that enables them to

drive an engagement and interact at the CxO/VP level, as well as a technical

background that enables them to easily interact with software developers and

architects. He/she should also have a demonstrated ability to think

strategically and analytically about business, product, and technical

challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions,

and work cross-organizationally to build consensus. A keen sense of ownership,

drive, and scrappiness is a must.

02Key job responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the Business Development team in helping to drive
• overall AWS market and technical strategy.
• Identify key PEs with portfolio companies that have infrastructure needs, and
• drive engagement with those PEs.
• Execute the strategic business development plan while working with key
• internal stakeholders (e.g. sales teams, partners, marketing, support, etc.).
• Work closely with the PEs and the portfolio companies to ensure they are
• successful using our web services, making sure they have the technical resources
• required.
• Understand and actively utilize salesforce.com and other internal Amazon
• systems.
• Prepare and give business reviews to the senior management team regarding
• progress and roadblocks to establishing new PE engagements.
• Serve as the primary eyes and ears to the PE community on behalf of AWS and
• Amazon.
• Handle a high volume of engagements and the fast pace of the cloud computing
• market
• Some relevant business level technical knowledge is required, such as:
• database systems, core distributed computing concepts, fundamentals of cloud
• computing and virtualization, storage systems, content delivery networks (CDNs)
• etc. with ability to go deep enough on technical aspects to differentiate
• between varied AWS services.

03About the team

• Why AWS?
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted

cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —

that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies

trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

04Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred

qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates

to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,

or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

05Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led

affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our

differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our

Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity)

conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

06Mentorship & Career Growth

• We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s

Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and

other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded

professional.

07Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the

expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of

our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,

there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications: - 7+ years of developing, negotiating and executing

08business agreements experience

• 7+ years of professional or military experience
• 7+ years of Go-To-Market, Business Development, Sales, or Consulting
• experience
• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the
• organizational level Preferred Qualifications: - Experience selling to Fortune
• 1000 or Global 2000 organizations
• Experience influencing innovation through a partner ecosystem with either
• solutions or programs that have demonstrated success at enterprise customers
• Experience working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not
• limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage
• Bachelor's degree
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
• of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely
• and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to
• standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively
• and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional
• customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company

policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship

with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties

and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company

policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and

respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and

safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los

Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified

applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for

employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our

customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or

adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the

09interview or onboarding process, please visit

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information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please

contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package

will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final

compensation will be determined based on factors including experience,

qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits

including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life &

AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health

Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy

Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

10Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits

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• USA, CA, SAN FRANCISCO - 193,700.00 - 262,000.00 USD annually
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